alleryStressing formulas over understanding does what?
ALowers student anxiety
BImproves student reasoning
CHeightens student anxiety
DEnds all examinations
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Heightens student anxiety
1. The paper states that such a curriculum is bound to enhance anxiety.
2. Without understanding, children can only memorise, which breeds panic when memory fails.
3. It would not improve reasoning or remove tests.
_Source: NCERT National Focus Group Position Paper on Teaching of Mathematics, 4.2 Disappointing Curriculum_
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